Madrid to Antofagasta flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Madrid to Antofagasta covers 6,160 miles (9,910 km) — about 11 h 55 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Bolivia and Chile. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean: 60% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+2 and land on UTC−3.
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From Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (ANF) · MAD · ANF
- Great-circle distance
- 9,910 km
- Duration, no wind
- 11 h 55 min
- Over water
- 60 %
- Time difference today
- −5 h
The route drawn is the theoretical one — the shortest path on the sphere. The real aircraft follows airways, avoids storms and closed airspace, and rides the wind: it can be hundreds of kilometres off.
What countries do you fly over from Madrid to Antofagasta?
- Spain
- Portugal
- Brazil
- Bolivia
- Chile
- Atlantic Ocean
Which side of the plane to sit on to see Aucanquilcha
To see Aucanquilcha (6,176 m), sit on the right: it lies about 25 km from the route, ≈ 11 h 15 min into the flight.
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- Pico Almanzor (2,592 m) ≈ 25 min
- Lisbon ≈ 50 min
- Aucanquilcha (6,176 m) ≈ 11 h 15 min
Left and right facing forward, on the theoretical route. Times are from take-off, with no wind.
Leg by leg
LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change
See the full list, leg by leg
- Take-off from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Below: Iberian Peninsula0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
- Pico Almanzor, 2,592 m — on the right, 58 km away137 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC+1396 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
- Lisbon, Portugal — on the right, 106 km away506 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
- Atlantic Ocean — 5,910 km without land561 km · ≈ 55 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+1 to UTC−36,340 km · ≈ 7 h 30 min into the flight
- Below: Marajó6,470 km · ≈ 7 h 40 min into the flight
- Below: Amazon Delta6,700 km · ≈ 7 h 55 min into the flight
- Below: Amazon basin6,740 km · ≈ 8 h 00 min into the flight
- Below: Mato Grosso Plateau6,970 km · ≈ 8 h 15 min into the flight
- Below: Serra do Cachimbo7,560 km · ≈ 8 h 55 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−3 to UTC−47,790 km · ≈ 9 h 15 min into the flight
- Below: Cordillera Oriental8,980 km · ≈ 10 h 35 min into the flight
- Below: Cordillera Real9,210 km · ≈ 10 h 50 min into the flight
- Below: Altiplano9,350 km · ≈ 11 h 00 min into the flight
- Below: Salar de Uyuni9,380 km · ≈ 11 h 00 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−4 to UTC−39,580 km · ≈ 11 h 15 min into the flight
- Aucanquilcha, 6,176 m — on the right, 25 km away9,590 km · ≈ 11 h 15 min into the flight
- Below: Atacama Desert9,640 km · ≈ 11 h 20 min into the flight
- Landing at Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport9,910 km · ≈ 11 h 40 min into the flight
Times assume a typical jet speed, no wind and an on-time departure. Good for orientation, not for your watch.
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Arriving in Antofagasta
Flight time and distance
About 11 h 55 min with no wind, including half an hour of taxi, climb and descent. On a long flight the wind aloft can change that by more than an hour, differently each way.
6,160 miles (9,910 km, 5,350 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.
Time zones you cross
| km | Time | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| 0 km | UTC+2 | Madrid |
| 396 km | UTC+1 | Lisbon |
| 6,340 km | UTC−3 | Belem |
| 7,790 km | UTC−4 | Cuiaba |
| 9,580 km | UTC−3 | Santiago |
Airspace (FIRs) along the route
Each is a control region: when the aircraft crosses the boundary, the centre talking to the pilot changes. Boundaries are approximate, from the VATSIM data set, not the official ICAO chart.
- Madrid
- Sevilla
- Lisboa
- Agadir
- Lisboa
- Santa Maria
- Canarias
- Canarias Oceanic
- Santa Maria
- Sal Oceanic
- Dakar Oceanic
- Piarco Oceanic
- Cayenne
- Atlantico
- Amazonico
- La Paz
- Antofagasta
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Madrid to Antofagasta?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Madrid to Antofagasta covers 6,160 miles (9,910 km) — about 11 h 55 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Bolivia and Chile. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean: 60% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+2 and land on UTC−3.
What countries do you fly over from Madrid to Antofagasta?
It passes over or close to Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Bolivia and Chile, and crosses the Atlantic Ocean. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.
How long is the flight from Madrid to Antofagasta?
About 11 h 55 min with no wind, including half an hour of taxi, climb and descent. On a long flight the wind aloft can change that by more than an hour, differently each way.
How far is Madrid from Antofagasta by plane?
6,160 miles (9,910 km, 5,350 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.
How much of the flight is over water?
60% of the route, about 5,910 km. The longest stretch without land is 5,910 km.
Why doesn't the plane fly in a straight line on the map?
It does fly straight — on a sphere. On a flat map the shortest path looks curved; on the globe on this page it looks like what it is.
Does GPS work in airplane mode?
Yes. GPS is a receiver: it listens to satellites and transmits nothing, so it keeps working in airplane mode. What you won't have is a map unless you downloaded it; Modo Avión carries its own.
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How this was calculated
The route is the great-circle arc between both airports, split into 300 points. At each point a point-in-polygon test runs against 1,102 airspace regions, 418 time zones and 1,338 physical geography regions. Countries are those with a town within 25 km of the route: in empty areas one may be missing. Cities named have over 250,000 people and lie within 110 km.